Hot on the heels of the fact that the "Stars and Stripes" is going to
be sung in Spanish comes the fact that "Garcia and Rodriguez are
among the top 10 most common names in the nation, and Martinez nearly
edged out Wilson for 10th place".
Looks like you yanks better start learning Spanish, pronto.
"Smith remains the most common surname in the United States, according
to a new analysis released yesterday by the Census Bureau. But for the
first time, two Hispanic surnames Garcia and Rodriguez are among
the top 10 most common in the nation, and Martinez nearly edged out
Wilson for 10th place.
The number of Hispanics living in the United States grew by 58 percent
in the 1990s to nearly 13 percent of the total population, and
cracking the list of top 10 names suggests just how pervasively the
Latino migration has permeated everyday American culture.
Garcia moved to No. 8 in 2000, up from No. 18, and Rodriguez jumped to
No. 9 from 22nd place. The number of Hispanic surnames among the top
25 doubled, to 6."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/us/17surnames.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
